Anthony Kuhn appears in the following:
Japan's Supreme Court hands down a landmark transgender rights decision
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
The court ruled unanimously that compulsory sterilization surgery for people who seek to legally change their gender is unconstitutional.
Japan seeks to revoke the Unification Church's legal status after Abe killing
Friday, October 13, 2023
Japan's government has asked a court to remove the legal standing and tax breaks of the Unification Church, which was tied to the shocking assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year.
Japan's government asks court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
Friday, October 13, 2023
Members of the controversial group are sometimes known as the Moonies. The unusual move by the Japanese government was set in motion by the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.
Young Japanese people work to revive a vanishing village
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Entrepreneurial young Japanese people are trying to reinvigorate Japan's most aged village — where more than two thirds of residents are over 65 — and keep it from vanishing from the map.
South Korea teachers seek protection from harassment by students' parents
Friday, September 29, 2023
South Korea's government recently revised its laws to protect teachers' rights, following street protests by teachers, who say harassment from parents has driven some teachers to commit suicide.
Travis King, U.S. soldier who ran to North Korea, is headed to Texas
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
U.S. officials thanked Sweden and China for help securing the release of the 23-year-old Army private, who went to North Korea in July.
North Korea expels U.S. soldier who crossed over from South Korea
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
North Korea says it will expel Travis King, a 23-year-old US soldier who crossed over the border in July. North Korea claims that King, who is black, had suffered abuse and racism in the US army.
Kim Jong Un vows full support for Russia as Putin pledges space tech for North Korea
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
In a summit in Russia, President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showed how geopolitical tensions have brought the two neighbors isolated by the West into closer alignment.
Putin and Kim hold meeting at a remote spaceport in Russia's Far East
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Russian city of Vladivostok — the same site as their last meeting in 2019, but under different circumstances.
As North Korea and Russia consider an arms deal, what can they offer each other
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia where he's expected to meet President Putin amid Western worries about a potential arms deal and more.
Worries over seafood safety mount as Japan releases Fukushima water into the Pacific
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Local fishermen and the government of neighboring China are among the critics of Japan's decision to release water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan releases water from damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific Ocean
Thursday, August 24, 2023
The Japanese government says the water it is discharging has been treated to remove most of the radioactive material — making it safe. The release remains controversial.
Japan to empty more than a million tons of wastewater from Fukushima into the ocean
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Japan's government says tomorrow it will begin releasing more than a million tons of wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japan to release treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant later this week
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the announcement after meeting with his cabinet. Water will be released through an underground tunnel beginning Thursday, weather conditions permitting, Kishida said.
The Camp David summit signals a new chapter for U.S. alliances in Asia
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Leaders in South Korea, Japan and the United States are celebrating new security agreements announced Friday. The plans, which are not treaties, come as the countries' Asian rivals also grow closer.
Biden will be talking to his counterparts from Japan and South Korea at Camp David
Friday, August 18, 2023
For the first time since 2015, foreign leaders have been invited to the presidential retreat. Biden wants to strengthen ties with both countries as part of a broader push to counter China's influence.
North Korea says a U.S. soldier crossed its border because of the racism in America
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The report from the government-owned and -run news agency marks North Korea's first public confirmation of the incident since 23-year-old Travis King crossed the border in July.
Tensions in East Asia rise with North Korean ICBM launch and U.S.'s nuclear-armed sub
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Tensions in East Asia are on the rise, with the first North Korean ICBM launch in some three months and the U.S. expected to send its first nuclear-armed sub to the region in decades.
Shohei Ohtani's hometown in Japan knew he was a prodigy since Little League
Saturday, July 08, 2023
"He made it big all due to his own efforts. We had nothing to do with it," Ohtani's former coach, Shoji Asari, says of the Los Angeles Angels' superstar. Asari emphasized fun over winning.
Rapidly aging societies, such as Japan, worry about what's called silver democracy
Thursday, June 29, 2023
There is growing concern in Japan about the dominance of older politicians who lavish welfare spending on older voters, while young politicians are rare. (Story aired on ATC on June 28, 2023.)